Hi there, Joseph Daniels here from Magma Gamebooks, offering you a sneak peek into one of my books, King's Judgement, where you get to play as a king. This is an example of some of the choices you will have to make.

Two men stand before you; one an apothecary whose shop was broken into last night, and the second, the man who broke in and stole some medicine, the local blacksmith.

“Tell me,” you ask the blacksmith. “Why did you feel it necessary to steal from your neighbour’s shop?”

“I needed medicine for my wife,” the blacksmith replies. “She is very sick, your majesty. I did not have any money and I was desperate. I asked the apothecary if I could take it and pay him at the end of the week, but he refused to help me even though he knew how dire the situation was. He gave me no choice.”

“Nonsense,” the apothecary pipes in. “You had every choice. A civilised man would have waited until they had the money and then paid, not broken into a store like a barbarian and taken what they want. I demand that this man be punished under the laws that govern this city. I seem to remember that the penalty for theft is the loss of a hand.”

“Please, don’t take my hand,” the blacksmith says. “I need both my hands to work. I’ll accept whatever punishment you deem necessary, but not that, I beg of you.”

You now take a few moments to confer with your brothers before you pass sentence.

“The law is the law,” Ivan says. “You can’t afford to give preferential treatment to one person. If anyone found out, they’d all expect the same.”

“Please brother,” Christophe says. “Show some compassion. The man’s wife way dying, he did what he had to. I’m sure you can think of a compromise that will suit everyone.”

It is now up to you to decide the blacksmith’s fate.

Do you have the accused’s hand chopped off?

Do you have the accused flogged?

Do you have the accused cleared of all charges and set free?

Do you improvise?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

The majority vote over the next few days will trigger what happens next in the comments.

i grew up on fighting fantasy and yeah, on the rough ones i definitely kept a finger on the last page so i could flip back if a choice got me killed. everyone did it lol.

i'm writing an interactive crime story now, you put together a crew and pull jobs, and i decided to take that finger away on purpose. trust the wrong guy, leave someone behind, and that just becomes your story, no going back to fix it.

for the people here who read these a lot: did being able to cheat back a page kill the tension for you, or was it the only thing that made the really brutal branches bearable? honestly torn on how hard to push it.

Cross posting this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeGameFindings/comments/1uz5h7t/steam_game_the_life_and_suffering_of_sir_brante/

Fellow Gamebook lovers, even though this is a video game, it does follow the gamebook/CYOA format, so well worth your time.

It is FREE for a limited time.

Have fun.

Months ago I saw a post on here (I think) from the author of a newish gamebook. Here's what I think I can remember about it:

• Heavily inspired by the Backrooms and liminal spaces
• Came out in the last few years
• Predominantly yellow cover
• You play as a computer or tech repair person called into a warehouse (?) to fix an appliance or computer before getting lost in a labyrinthine liminal space
• Heavy use of puzzles, I think... (I know, sounds like a million gamebooks)
• Looked like mapping was probably important...

Wish I could remember anything else- it was in my shopping cart on some online bookstore for a few weeks, but I'm broke and didn't get it. Now I can't find anything on it or the author. I scrolled through all the posts on this sub from the last 8 months and couldn't find the post that mentioned this book...

Edit, SOLVED: 2120 by George Wylesol

I figured I should make a list of all the gamebooks I had played so far and how I would rate them.

Gamebooks:

• Heart of Ice- 10/10
• Down Among the Dead Men- 9/10
• Necklace of Skulls- 8.5/10
• Once Upon a time in Arabia- 8/10
• Blood Sword series (5 volume set)- 9/10
• Into the Tower- 9/10
• Dracula Curse of the Vampire- 8.5/10
• Ronin 47- 8/10
• In the Ashes- 8.5/10
• Legacy of Dragonholt- 7.5/10

Hybrids:

• Sleeping Gods Primeval Peril- 8.5/10
• Sleeping Gods Distant Skies- 9/10
• Lands of Galyzr- 8/10
• Artisans of Slendent Vale- 8/10
• Witchbound- 8/10

Hi guys so I have been asking ChatGpt for gamebooks where I can be an anti hero because I am tired of always playing as the hero in gamebooks. This one was recommended alongside the Legend of Okiri. I already just purchased the Legend of Okiri on Amazon but unsure about this one. Has anyone here played it? Also, another gamebook I was recommended called "The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante," is apparently a digital gamebook and I have just purchased it on Steam as it's free for a limited time. My question is why are there soo few physical gamebooks where I can roleplay as an anti hero? Are publishers hesitant to publish gamebooks where you are an anti hero?

A lot classics turned into adventure games with language and translation support. Go ahead and try.

Tester:
https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6759150124&code=PAGEWALKERTESTER

Hi everyone — new here, but excited to find a community dedicated to gamebooks specifically.

I'm the author of THE GHOST SORCERER, a fantasy gamebook originally published in French (where it won the Silver Prize at this year's AVH gamebook competition), and I've just finished the English translation.

You play Aldrick, an actor and part-time thief sent to rob the sealed manor of a dead-but-not-quite-gone sorcerer. Classic mechanics — pencil, eraser, one six-sided die — with three very different endings depending on your choices.

I grew up on Fighting Fantasy and GrailQuest, so this is very much a love letter to the genre, with a few modern twists on the format.

Genuinely curious what this community thinks, good or bad — happy to answer any questions about the writing/design process too.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7Q1JHDX

Might be a vafue discription but when i was a kid we went with our school always to the library on weekends and i was playing this book wich had like u started reading then u had choices and it would sent u to a different page and it was this fantasy game where u could explore this big world and it felt like a video game and i remember realy enjoying iti hope theres a similar book i can find like it id love to read/play something like that again.

Hi there, Joseph Daniels here, writer of The Ghosts of Craven Manor and creator of MAGMA Game Books.

I've noticed recently that a lot of readers have mentioned about running out of TTP (Time Travel Points) very early on in The Ghosts of Craven Manor, and thought I might lend a hand.

Here are some tips on how to conserve them.

1: Find Time Stones. There are five unique Time Stones that can be found in this adventure. Each will not only give you a new power, but will also upgrade your TTP by 2 permanently and restore your TTP to full. It is advisable to run down your TTP as low as you can before you pick up one of these to gain the full benefits.

2: Try to go as far forward as you can during a scenario before you reverse time. This will ensure that you pick up as much future knowledge as you can, and reversing back to where you started will cost considerably less than if you were going passage by passage.

3: Avoid using TTP during fights, unless you have the Time Points Absorber Stone. This allows you to restore 2TTP for every row of combat that you win.

4: Find the Time Point Reducer stone. This allows you to reduce the usual amount of TTP required to reverse time by half.

5: Make sure you are stocked up on Emerald Stones. These can be found in the jewellery shop in town and will restore 8TTP a time. They cost £40 but there are numerous ways you can find or make money.

6: Do not use any TTP in the opening section. There is nothing to be gained except gameplay tips and the day will automatically reverse anyway at the end of each attempt.

7: Make use of the Gazebo. A visit here will allow you to restore TTP, by waiting there and pondering the past. You can either restore 5 TTP and leave, or stay and restore all your TTP, but risk possibly being hit by a falling tree. No matter which option you pick, you can only do this once, so make sure your TTP has significantly run down before you try.

I finally found the lore texts, and I want to read them but…I can’t decide if I want them on my phone, or my tablet. Lol.

Hi, does anyone know of this gamebook? I am planning on purchasing it but I am not sure. I have played several gamebooks the last 2-3 years and I must admit it is hard to find reviews of the newer gamebooks but this gamebook reviews are all in Spanish. The English translation came out but no English reviews. So, I am not sure if it will be for me.

Who's a fan of Starship Traveller?

my partner and I used to play lots of board game nights pre-kids. wondering if a game book with simple mechanics might be fun. any recommendations?

would love a mystery type adventure

Hello All

Just wanted to leave a comment or 2 about new tokyo which I've been playing most of today, I have a lifetime of videogaming experience but limited experience of gamebooks, boardgames etc though the FF books were an integral part of my youth, I have always been more on the scifi rather than fantasy side with freeway fighter being a big fave.

Yes the books are expensive as a set but the level of detail and complexity is something ive never experienced, because there is so much to do ive only played a few missions, hell I spent an hour just shopping with a cup of coffee because the loot in the game is great. There are also elements of demonolgy and the occult, with the concept of the samurai exorcist. I dont want to say more in case of spoilers.

This isnt very informative and dosent really constitute a review but the books are great, the creators should be commended and I cant wait to see what they do in the future.

PS if you are fairly old, like me, and grew up with neuromancer, blade runner, early mecha anime etc or youre younger but widely read and seek out older films etc, theyre a no-brainer!

After almost a full year since I started working on it, Ahu's First Patrol is finished, just in time for the holiday season. The digital edition went out to backers yesterday. Print copies follow in August. I'm relieved this came together, and grateful to everyone who backed it. Special thanks to all reviewers!

Hi there, I've been meaning to get over here for some time after seeing my books mentioned several times over the last few years and the appreciation for them by some of you.

For those who have purchased my books before or posted about them on here, my thanks to you. Writing is hard enough, but getting yourself out there can be harder still, so I appreciate any mention you gave that may have led to someone else discovering my work.

For those who don't know me, I am the creator of MAGMA game books which stands for Massive Advanced Game Mechanic Adventures. These are adventures which are aimed at a more mature audience with complex storylines and advanced mechanics. Some of my more popular titles are The Ghosts of Craven Manor, Grim Dickensian and Bite the Hand.

Anyway, now I've broken the ice, I may post on here again from time to time and update you with new releases from MAGMA and various news, Also if you have any questions about my books or simply want to say hello, feel free to reach out

Many Thanks

Joe

For those interested, you can find all my books here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DW4HHVBN

I recently got back into the classic Fighting Fantasy collection after years, and I haven't played a gamebook where you can't just build or choose your stats since I was a kid.

I tried playing the pirate one, but I find it a bit weird that you can end up with a character that is either very weak or very strong. I can't shake the urge to make more dangerous choices just to get killed and roll a new character whenever I get a low Skill roll.

Has anyone else ever felt like this?

I thought about just taking the average of the dice (like a 9 or 10) and always playing as if I had rolled that."

Do any of you know the *Lone Wolf* series? An Italian re-release was published for the 40th anniversary, and I wanted to hear about your experiences with these books or get some advice on how to approach gamebooks.